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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30


Meadows should not be closely grazed
at any time, and especially not in the
fall. They need to have fertilizing ma
terlal added to instead of taken from the
soil. Young animals are much more in
furious than mature ones, while full
grown stock that are being fattened and
are fed rich grin rations may by their
Groupings add materially to the fertility
of the soil. Young, growing stock with
hold large share of the potash, phos-
phoric acid and nitrogen of the food to
build up their bodies, leaving the manure
comparatively poor. On the other hand,
mature fattening animals need very little
of these three chief elements of soil fer
tility. Aside from the loss of plant fo2d
the close feeding of stock on meadow
land does mechanical damage. If the
soil is soft the feet of the animals injuCe
it, and the close grazing pulls much of
the grass up by the roots. Meadows, like
winter grains, are injured by freezing
and thawing, and the plants need to be
in a vigorous condition in late fall, with
good growth of atterwarmth for pro
lection from the frosts, winds, etc. Well
rotted manure applied to the meadows as
a top dressing will strengthen the plants
and insure fine crop the next season.
This application is the best when made
soon after the hay is removed. Later in
the season much of the soluble material
is washed ont of the soil by the fall rains.
Quick acting manures should be used in
the growing season, otherwise loss is sus-
tanned. Take good care of the meadows,
for they suffer greatly if abused. They
are easily and often injured by animals
in late autumn.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30

ington. At the time OF my visit, Mr..
Sells had adopted plan of running
stream OF tar from the spout of an old
tea-kettle directly upon the ground,
along the exposed sides 90 corn field.
de found that gallon of tar would ex-
tend about ten rods, SO that a two
gallon kettle, twice filed, would furnish a
strip of tarred ground the whole length
OF forty-rod corn field. The tar had to
be renewed every other day, and oftener
In case of rain. The insects would crowd
up to the line in such numbers that in
many places they would pile up from
half an inch to an inch deep, and could
be scraped up by the double handful.
But so long as the .ar was kept fresh,
not bug would cross 1t. They were not
prevented from crossing by the adhesive
nature of the tar, but by the repplsive-
ness. The bugs would not touch it.
Ihey were destroyed by conducting them
INTO perpendicular holes, or by sh0veling
them IN and burying them"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
LFEIN THE Bush.


How 1t Is ENJOYED by the Natives u Australia.
The natives of Australia though de.
graded, are far froS useless, writes a
SaE Francisco correspondent. They
make tolerably good shepherds, csn he
taught to use their hands skilfully in any
way that Is desired, and the good ones
among them may be trusted TO do things
that many white man would not do we'll
and conscIenhousIy. Settlers will send
Their horses long distances in charge of
BLACK fellow and sheep, too, are often
lntrUstCd 70 them TO drive to OUTLYING
stations or down into town or market.
Even those of them who have been
I brought near 70 4 state of civilization
require every now and then a month in a
savage state IN the bush, and after work
ing, perhaps about the stable ward, in
clothes, and appearing quite domesticat-
ed for months together, they will sud.
denly inform their employer: ME walls
away morning which Is equivelaut to
saying that they require holiday. And
Lext morning they may be seen airily
clad in a single kangaroo skin, their black
hair all stained red and clotted with q
horrible mixture of red clay and grease
called "wIlgie," and carrying small
shield, a couple of spears and as many
! ooomcrangs, Tor keIleys as they call lheml
setting out for month il the woods
with three or four more of their tribe.
These kelleys are cleverIy shaped flat
sticks, perhaps Is inches long. but with
! an elbow il the middle. They throw
! them with great skill immense distances,
/ and, owing TO Their bent shape. they de-
1 scribe great many curious vvulutious in
the air, thus doing mueh damage when
| launched against a close flying flock of
birds; and they often end their flight 10y
| landing com Parauvely near the point
| from which they were thrown.
When natives are out III the bush il j.
necessary for them always to 90 fully
armed, for aimos. every native OF another
tribe IL their enemy 70 the death, and
they are broken up into a great number
of tribes. If a native of one tribe dies.
a member of anoth tribe hiss to be Kill
ed. This Is the nearest thing they have
TO any religious code, and 1t j. in vain
that the white men have tried TO stamp
out the savage custom. Their principal
weapon of otFeuse is the spear, the bow
and arrow being quite unknown among
| them.
They have no ideas, however rudimeu-
| tory, of 4 creator or supreme being and
/ nv N'''S N'ils'NA' uHhSH~ W me eupeTuAtu
raj which they seem to have is a foar of
evil spirits; these they appear to associate
with dead people who have been left I'M
! buried. They attribute an illness to the
Vaccinations of these bad spirits.
! They are very cruel to their women
| Coins" rs they call tneml, making them
build the huts and carry tirewoot, and dc
all the work there is to do, and spearing
! them through the leg or cruelty beating
/ On the very slightest provocatiOn.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30

That Americans consume comparative
ly little cheese, is a fact; also that cheese
Is ore of the most wholesome and cheap
est kinds of food, indeed often prefera-
BILE TO meat. Making small cheese,
weighing four, FIVE or ten pounds each,
which could be readily sold at from 90 to
100 per cent above the market price for
large sizes, would doubtless be of great
benefit to this industry, and materially
increase the local demand. A fvepound
cheese properly made of whole milk
would readily sell at from 70 cents to 81.
The buyer of the entire product of GER
tain cheese factory in Madison Co, n. Y,
offered the maker p of cent per pound
above the market price, if he would re-
duce his cheese to a uniform size of 80
pounds each. As this offer covered the
cost of making, being a nice profit in it
self, it was epted.-Holstein-F
Register.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30

The grain and live stock markets The
world over now seem OverstOcked. This
in most cases may be merely temporary,
yet many of our most far seeing men are
coming to the belief that both in wheat
and cattle there is a serious overproduc-
ton that is destined to depress prices,
and that depression will be quite perma-
nent. But our farmers can do much by
diversity of industries to guard against
the evil effects of such a course of events.
One of the things they can do is to set
out timber trees of the varieties best ad-
apted by the woodworkers. It is demon
strated beyond doubt that this North
western region is well adapted to the
growth of many of the best kind of tim
her. These varieties may giveless rapid
returns than farmers may wish, but they
will be sure in the long run to bring
profitable results.-St. Paul Farmer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30

for the hrst line perceiving that something
was going on.
Nothing said Valerie generously.
1--WE were only talking about the garrison
at bennington"
Has the garrison arrived:"
Yes; the day before yesterday. And l
wish we knew someone at bennington. l
want to 90 TO 4 dance"
VERY natural at your age" said uncle
VIII, looking at the animated face with
growing impression that Valerie trcS sin
gularly beautiful, bat you are too youag
for such things yet"
Amy Linwood went 10 her first ball
when she was seventeen"
Amy Linwood was brought up in Lon
dom" said Mr.. Herbert, oracularly, but il
logically: then ne added, hastily:
Besides. my dear, You would have to 60
TO bennington in Il carriage, and we could
not afford that
NO" said Valerie, half signing, land
we don't know anybody"
So the matter was settled but none the
less did Valerie long to - 10 balI-espec-
ially military ball!
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
HOG Cholera and swine PIaouc.

At the recent meeting of the agricuI-
tural science association DR.. Salmon Uf
the department of agriculture veterinary
bureau, read paper on this subject of
which the Rural New Yorker says: These
he now believes to be two diseases caused
by distinct micro-organism, the hog chol-
era by rodshaped bacillus, and the swine
plague by a spherical nicrococus. Des
criptions were given of the appearance
of the two diseases. The germs of the
hog cholera are more tenacious of life
than those of the SWINE plague, and will
live from so to so days in dry state.
They will multiply in ordinary water, but
much more rapidly in soil or decaying
vegetable matter, Experiment has pro-
vided that an application of 80 bushels of
quick lime per acre, an amount smaller
than is often used for growing crops, will,
if worked into the soil, entirely destroy
all of the disease germs which may be
present. No otter disinfectant seems so
useful for this purpose, and an ordinary
surface application may in some cases be
sufficient"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
ITO be continued.
A Short Sermon.

There are times when you are brought
to realize that You stand on the shorss of
a mysterious eternity-Hhen you can hear
the tapping at your feet OF the waves
which roll across the sea, so boundless
that mortal eye has never reached the
farther shore. 1t is when you have met
some good friend on the street, given
him friendly grip and heard him say
that he hasn't felt so we'll in years-the
words hardly cold upon his lips before he
throws up his arms and sinks to the walk
as dead as If q bullet had entered his
brain. The doctors call 1t a case of heart
disease, and those who cid not pass that
way read of it to forget it in an hour. To
you, who even held his hand as the swift
messenger came, there is something new
er to be forgotten-a sermon such as no
divine can ever preach.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
improving Seed Wheat.
Amnrican AgrirnltnriSt


A prominent seed firm in England is
reported to be making important exper,
lments' IN crossing varieties of wheat.
his Is done with view TO obtain kinds
which shall be better suited to the partic-
uiar conditions of soil and climate of
various sections Of England than any va
rletles now grown. The most experienced
wheat growers of this country have long
been convinced that our varieties are bet
ter than orr culture, and that our farmers
need better preparation of the soil rather
than new varieties of wheat. Every
farmer can greatly improve the variety
he Is growing by giving proper attention
to his seed. Let him devote a patch or a
part of field to raising seed. This
should have special fertilIzing, and the
seed should be in rows far enough apart
to allow of cultivGting between them.
Thin the plants in the rows so as to give
each one abundant room, and pull out all
inferior or badly developed plants. Be
fore harvesting go through and remove
all that have short and poor ears. Thrash
this wheat by itself, and in winnowlng
take pains to blow the light grains away
from the heavier ones. By following this
course for several years, allowing each
Plant TO do its part, great improvement
will result, ana a valuable strain, if not
variety, will be established.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
seeding Timothy and Glover.
Grand Isle vt) Correspondence Rural NJ
Yorker.


Yorker.
1t is the universal custom among farm
ers here, when they wish to make
meadow, to SOW the hayseed, clover or
timothy, with some grain crop, and the
result often is mo catch;" and no wonder,
since We know that when young seedlings
are checked by weeds they seldom or
never attain their highest state of per
lection. l have observed in the garden
that red clover that came up in the spring
and escaped the hoe would make large
growth and be in blossom long before
frost-sometimes by the middle of sum
mer or little after. This suggests that
this clover may be sowed in spring and
a paying crop of hay obtained the first
season, and after the hay is removed the
ground may be plowed; and thus one
would get a crop of hay and fair coat of
manure on his field with very light ex
pense, and he could do this until be
had made his field rich enough for any
crop. If the ground is rich enough when
the clover is sowed, and it be desired to
leave it in meadow, then the clover roots,
being larger and deeper in the soil, will
be far less likely to be thrown out by the
frost than are those that are small and
weak when winter sets in. So much for
clover.
Now what [ wish to find out is how late
IN the season may timothy seed be sown
and yet produce q good crop of hay the
next year? My observations of tufts of
this grass in the garden lead me to think
that they started from the seed very late
in the previous season, and l am strongly
convinced that farmer may take off
crop of grain, then DiOW his field and sow
it to timothy and get better crop of hay
the next year than if he had sowed his
grass seed with the grain in spring.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30

Draw the earth around close to the
celery plants when they are growing. Be
careful not to get the earth into the cen
ter of the plant so as to choke it. Draw
the earth as high as you can without COW
ering the chit or heart. This is called
earthing. When you blanch your celery,
yon will have to bank it. Some varieties
hug the ground more than others. The
Boston Market is of this habit The
Self Blanching, Golden Hearts, etc, are
more upright, and require less attention
during the earthing season.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
The Worlds Future.
london s yectatOr

1t has been the custom of late to dis
believe in the ancient estimates OF the
population of China; but the North Chi
ma Herald, well-informed journal, pub
lisf es statistics which strongly support
them. 1t appears that the authorities at
Pekin have recently taken a census for
taxing purposes, and that the village
bailiffs, whose interest it is to understate
the figures, return the population at 49,
3S35 500. Even this figure is independent
of the population of Tibee, Kashgai, III
and Corea, aud the total number of souls
ruled by the emperor of China, therefore,
exceeds 400,000,000, and still dis
plays tendency to increase.
As the population of India e1-
ceeds 250 100000, the Indians and
Chinese together constitute more than
half the entire human rnce, q fact worthy
the attention of those philosophers who
study London and Paris and then an
nounce that "man believes" this and
that. There are many races of men, but
some of the formost among them, e. g.,
the French ard Arabs, scarcely increase
ct all, while q few e. O., the Ottomands,
slightly decline. If the process now 60
ing on continues for another
century THE world will belong in
the main to four races or rather peoples,
the Teutons, most of whom viii speak
English; the Slavs, the Chinese and the
natives of India. 1t is quite possible,
however, that they may quarrel, and that
their march toward the mastery of the
planet, which else will belong to them
like cheese to mites, may be seriously
checked.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
Barriers Against Migration OF Chinch- Bugs
Msstern Rural

Western Rural
First. Planting strips with crops not
subject 10 injury by the chinch-bug.
This is to prevent the speedy migration
of insects of the Spring generation from
fields of wheat and oats at harvest.
Second. Flowing and narrowing at har-
vest time around infested fields, for q
similar purpose. Third. Flowing one
or two deep burrows around the field. The
earth should be thrown away from the
protected field, and the furrow not al
lowed to settle OF harden, but be kept
friable OF dusty by dragging log or
stone or a bundle of brush alosg 1t
each morning. The philosophy of the
plan is that the bugs can not climb up
the loose surface, especially on the per
pendicular side. The dragging each
morning viii kill many, but they should
be either trapped or destroyed In pits,
or burned by stEeEing straw each morn
ing on the invading side of the furro~,
aud burning the same each evening,
when chinch bug holocaust will result
Fourth. Pouring coai-tar along
the ground Just outside the bord-
ers of Infested fields, as recon
men6ed by DR.. LIE Baron in his sec
oud report. This method" he says,
has been extensively resorted to the past
season (Is7I) IN tbs central part of the
State 1 had an opportunity of seeing
If put in practice, on large scale, on
the farm of Mr.Joshua Sells, of Bloom
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30

A physician who has tried living il
Albuquerque, n. NJ, considers that II Is
favored with climate peculiarly frtcC
for cousumptivcs. He says that il pos
~csses dry, pure atmosphere, that ther,
Is but little rain and an abundance 81
urshine, and that while it Is situated
1000 feet above the level of the sea it +.
yet sheltered on the east by a high raI =,
of mountains. Furthermore, it has RAJ
road facilities and can provide the nrces
stiles and comforts of life From Dr.
Foote's HedHh MonhIy
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
Consumption Surely ,mrrd.

To tic Editlr: Please inform your rea,ter.
that ! have q positive remedy iOl the borg
named disease By It's til.cly nee tEJIsa ,s,s n
hopeless cases have boon permanently .rCI I
shall be glad 10 send two bottles OF my I.,usdy
FEEE 70 any OF your readers who have consumjl
tion If they will send their Express and
7. o. address. Resp actfuIly,
7. 4. sLQCTMs 81. C.. IS1 Pearl St, n z.
A Washington correspondent writes to
q New York pape~ about the Fresh Men
in Congress" We had supposed that the
colleges had all the freshmen.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30

Yes, ! shall break the engagement 81. s.al
folding her arms aud looking defiant; 1T s ely
too much trouble - converse W III hi"., a's a.
deaf as post, and talks like hr had "a Iugutfful
If mush. Besides the way he haU L. aud splits Is
disgusting Don't freak the ENGAGEMENT Tor
that; tel him to take Dr. Sage's CHtarrh i.e.,-, :
II viii cure him comp etely.' We /, I'H tell htsl.
do hate to break j. ofT for In all other respects
he : quite too charming Oi course it cured biz
ratarTh.
George-Bianche, think viii get married.
Blanche Yes, George, and does your heart
beat re>pOnSiyely 70 some IN IS?
GeOrge-WeA, no, not exactly; but ] can almost
support myself and / tn nix it's pretty mean
- -r-- L-L-r 49, u
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30

TIE BANK OF EsGLAsD's doors are now
so finely balanced that clerk, by press
ing knob under his desk, can close the
outer door Instantly, and they cannot be
opened again except by special process.
The bullion department of this and a
number of other banks are nightly sub
merged several feet in water By the
action of the machinery. In some Eng
Iish banks the bullion department is
connected with the mspsger's sleeping
room, and an entrance cannot be affected
without shooting 3 bolt in the dormitory
which in turn set IL motion aa alarm.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30

Several young men were sitting to-
gefher On bench in Paramount Park,
when a young lady happened to ap-
prosch- One real s~ee." dude, seeing,
as he thought; the young lady looking at
him, said; "Negl, Miss, DO you want TO
"a. met" No." she replied, Il never eat
greenE.-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
Whit, T,ayrr-s Pseudo Son.

White Beaver, Of La Crosse, warns the
public against swiudler now travelling
through the northwest claiming to b0 a
son of mis-. White Beaver has no SONS
and the follow claiming suoh relationship
Is drunken confidence man, whose prop
cr home Is the penitentiary.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30

Liauorice roots when fresh are ground
and then subjected to pressure, and the
expressed juice boiled down to the re-
auired density to form cakes or sticks
1t is cultivated to a limited extent in
England, but the liquorice imported in
to this country comes from Italy and
Spain.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
Remarknhle SnrgerN.

The science of surgery has made such wonder
ful progress in modern times, that the most in
trlcate aud delicate operations are now under
taken and carried 10 successful issue. There
are now several well authenticated cases Of what
is known as pncumotony, that Is To say, the re
Of consumption. Nhile, however this delicate
operation has sometimes been successfully per
formed. the risks attending II are SO great, and
the chances Of recovery slight, that il is seldom
re>ortud to. The safest plan IN CouSuWptiye
cases is to use nr. H.CrCes q 1dCn Medical Dis
Covery. This will always cure the disease in ITS
earlier stages, thorou Ehly @rrcsuug the ravaEcS
of the terrible maiady, by rem"yuls its cause and
healing the lungs.
well, l declare, arter l spen' all my morey on
yOu studyin' art, You draw COW iouJ any tally
We'll, ma, de book say strive for etreG, an not
for detail -
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30

Prof W. HAusNUR, the famous mcsmcrst.
of Hhdcd, n. j., writes: "SOmc ten years ago
I suffered untold agony from chronic nasal
Catarh. NJ family physician gave mo up ~
inClIrahlc and said | must die My case was
such lad one, that every day, towards sun
set, my voice would become so h9arso CoulG
barely speak above u whisper. In the morning
my coughing and clearing of my throut would
almost stanelo me. by the use of DIR. Sagc'h
Cuturrh Remedy, in three months, was Il well
man, and ihC cure has been permanent"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
"cons.antly Hawking and spltting.n

THOMAS ]. RUSHING, Esq, 291' Pine Street,
st. Louis, No, writes: &" / was a great sufferer
from Catarrh OrthrCC years At times ! could
hardly breathe, and was constantly hawking
AMI splitting, ana for the last eight months
could not breathe through the uustrils. !
Thought nothing could bc done for mo. Luck
lily, | was advised TO try br. Sugc's Catarrh
Remedy, and ] am now wCll man. | believe
il to he the only sUTO remedy for CatnrTh now
manufactured, and one Inns only TO give II a
fair trial 10 experience astounding results and
"A permanent cure"